This week in climate and energy news, the EU proposes adding 4 billion euros in carbon allowances to the ETS. Meanwhile, tech giants Meta, Google, and Amazon have signed massive new clean energy deals to power data centers across the US.
This week in climate and energy news, the EU proposes adding 4 billion euros in carbon allowances to the ETS. Meanwhile, tech giants Meta, Google, and Amazon have signed massive new clean energy deals to power data centers across the US.
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Meta and Google are buying up huge chunks of capacity, but the real question is the interconnection timeline. Adding 850 MW is one thing, actually getting it on the grid without massive curtailment is another.
The SEC scrapping climate reporting rules is the bigger story here. It creates a massive gap in transparency just as the EU is tightening the screws on ETS allowances. The regulatory divergence is getting wider.
Ford moving into energy storage by repurposing EV batteries is a smart play. It solves a waste problem and a capacity problem at the same time.
CDP reporting 900 billion in potential losses from extreme weather is a wake up call. Most of that is likely tied to old building stock that cannot handle current heat or flood levels.